Dr. Analia Jaimovich

Analía Jaimovich is Director of Research and Technical Support to Education Systems at SUMMA. She has extensive experience and a proven track record in education policy, with a special focus on improving education systems from the perspectives of financing, local levels, and teacher development. She holds a PhD in Public Policy and Education from Harvard University; a master’s degree in International Education Policy from Harvard University; a master’s degree in Politics and Education from the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom); and a bachelor’s degree in Education Sciences from the University of Buenos Aires.

Before joining SUMMA, she served as a Senior Education Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank, where she was in charge of the Bank’s education portfolio in Chile (2015–2025). She has worked for the World Bank’s Human Development Network, Research Triangle International, and the Academy for Educational Development (now FHI 360). Additionally, she has worked with the ministries of education of Argentina, Peru, and the City of Buenos Aires. In these positions, she promoted policies and programs for institutional evaluation, school improvement, and teacher career development and training.

She has taught courses on education policy at Harvard University and the University of Buenos Aires. Her research has been published by a range of publishers, including Routledge, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, SAGE, Edward Elgar Publishing, AIQUE, and Economics of Education Review.

Overall, she has worked to improve education policies across Latin America (Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Belize, El Salvador, Brazil, Uruguay, Honduras) as well as in Africa (Uganda, Kenya).